Trusting everyone blindly without first verifying what manner of fruit they bring often results in disappointment and unnecessary hurt. Going to Lowes hoping to get a pear tree while not taking the time to check the tags, thinking “that is a fine looking tree, it must bear pears”, bringing it home planting it in your yard, nurturing it, watering it, tending to it, even talking to it at great length may very well net you nothing but lemons no matter how well you treated it. Not the trees fault, they were labeled properly all along. Dole out respect and the love of Christ and reward trust to those who over time show that they bear good fruit.
ELW
